Poke-Tapa

Poke-Tapa
Box art from first version
Release date	1999
Publisher(s)	Estrela
Age	8 and up
Players	2 to 4
External Links Ludopedia

Poke-Tapa is a series of board games produced by Estrela and sold in Brazil. Two versions have been released, each with 50 Pokémon, the first featuring Generation I Pokémon and a second featuring mostly Pokémon from Generation II. It combined pattern recognition, manual dexterity and speed, as players had to locate and slap the correct Pokémon card to capture it.

Blurb

Generation I

Olhe as figuras das fichas. Combinou? Tapa na ficha.
Pegue todos os Pokémons no tapa! Quem pegar mais é o mestre do Poke-Tapa!

Generation II

Olhou? Combinou? Tapa na ficha.
50 novos Pokémons para você pegar no tapa! Quem pegar mais é o mestre do Poke-Tapa!

Playing the game

Each player receives one of four plastic hands with a suction cup at their end. The round Pokémon cards are distributed on a large surface, facing up. The square Pokémon cards are stacked facing down.

Each turn, one player turns the top square card, revealing it for everyone. Players must then look for the corresponding round card and try to slap it with the suction cup. The first player to slap the correct card "captures" it, getting it for their own pile. If a player slaps a wrong card, it is returned to its place. After the card has been captured by the player, the next round begins, with another square card being revealed. The game ends when the last round card is captured. The winner is the player with the most round cards captured.

Pokémon featured

Generation I version

1. Bulbasaur
2. Charmander
3. Charizard
4. Squirtle
5. Caterpie
6. Metapod
7. Butterfree
8. Weedle
9. Pidgey
10. Pidgeot
11. Rattata
12. Arbok
13. Pikachu
14. Raichu
15. Sandshrew
16. Sandslash
17. Nidorina
18. Nidoqueen
19. Clefairy
20. Vulpix
21. Jigglypuff
22. Gloom
23. Vileplume
24. Venonat
25. Venomoth
26. Psyduck
27. Golduck
28. Primeape
29. Arcanine
30. Poliwhirl
31. Slowbro
32. Grimer
33. Shellder
34. Gengar
35. Voltorb
36. Electrode
37. Weezing
38. Tangela
39. Kangaskhan
40. Horsea
41. Ditto
42. Eevee
43. Vaporeon
44. Jolteon
45. Flareon
46. Kabuto
47. Kabutops
48. Dratini
49. Dragonair
50. Mewtwo

Generation II version

1. Pikachu
2. Chikorita
3. Bayleef
4. Meganium
5. Cyndaquil
6. Quilava
7. Typhlosion
8. Totodile
9. Croconaw
10. Feraligatr
11. Sentret
12. Hoothoot
13. Ledyba
14. Ledian
15. Spinarak
16. Ariados
17. Lanturn
18. Togepi
19. Togetic
20. Natu
21. Xatu
22. Mareep
23. Ampharos
24. Bellossom
25. Marill
26. Azumarill
27. Sudowoodo
28. Hoppip
29. Skiploom
30. Jumpluff
31. Sunkern
32. Sunflora
33. Yanma
34. Quagsire
35. Slowking
36. Gligar
37. Steelix
38. Snubbull
39. Scizor
40. Heracross
41. Ursaring
42. Swinub
43. Piloswine
44. Donphan
45. Stantler
46. Elekid
47. Miltank
48. Blissey
49. Lugia
50. Ho-Oh

Trivia

• The background for the art box is the same as for the Pokémon Master Trainer board game box.
• The game is a version of another game by Estrela, called Tapa Certo, in which players slap cards with animals or characters from other franchises.

Errors

• The Generation II game misspells Cyndaquil as "Cindaquil", Mareep as "Marrep", and Ho-Oh as "Ho-oh".

This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.